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Association between -251A>T polymorphism in the interleukin-8 gene and oral cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
Gene - 15 Jun 2013
Wang Zhiming, Wang Chuanning, Zhao Zhiguo, Liu Fang, Guan Xinming, Lin Xiaoping, Zhang Liping
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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence showed that the most common functional polymorphism (-251A>T, rs4073) in the promoter region of the interleukin-8 (IL-8) gene is involved in the regulation of the activities of interleukin-8, thus increasing an individual's susceptibility to oral cancer; but individually published results are inconclusive. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the associations between IL-8...
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